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Poem by Vachel Lindsay


A Dirge for a Righteous Kitten



To be intoned, all but the two italicized lines, which are to be spoken in a snappy, matter-of-fact way.

Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong.
Here lies a kitten good, who kept
A kitten’s proper place.
He stole no pantry eatables,
Nor scratched the baby’s face.
He let the alley-cats alone.
He had no yowling vice.
His shirt was always laundried well,
He freed the house of mice.
Until his death he had not caused
His little mistress tears,
He wore his ribbon prettily,
He washed behind his ears.
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong.



Vachel Lindsay


Vachel Lindsay's other poems:
  1. Upon Returning to the Country Road
  2. Sweet Briars of the Stairways
  3. The Haughty Snail-King
  4. The Spice-Tree
  5. The Master of the Dance


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